Medicare prescription drug cost, prescriptions and prescribers, 2024
Medicare cost, 2024
$604K
-1.0% from 2023
Prescriptions
1,675
$360.32 per claim
Patients
431
432 prescribers
Total spending, 2024
$605K
$1,401.28 per patient
Medicare prescription drug plans paid $604K for Menostar in 2024, for 1,675 prescriptions and refills to 431 patients (down 1.0% from 2023). The average cost per claim was $360.32.
California had the highest Medicare cost for Menostar in 2024: $153K for 400 claims, followed by New York ($71K).
Joann V Pinkerton, obstetrics & gynecology in Charlottesville, VA, had the highest Medicare cost for Menostar in 2024: 46 claims costing $15K.
Menostar is made by Bayer Aktiengesellschaft (BAYN.DE), listed in the Medicare spending data as Bayer,Pharm Div.
All plans and makers
Where the prescribers practice, 2024
By Medicare drug cost
| Prescriber | Type | Claims | Patients | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joann V Pinkerton Charlottesville, VA | Obstetrics & Gynecology | 46 | Under 11 | $15K |
| Brandon M Sale Juneau, AK | Nurse Practitioner | 27 | Under 11 | $12K |
| Cynthia L Krause |
| Year | Prescribers | Claims | Patients | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 424 | 1,724 | 427 | $649K |
| 2023 | 408 | 1,567 | 403 | $610K |
| 2024 | 432 | 1,675 | 431 | $604K |
Amount reimbursed by state Medicaid programs, all states
More drugs: top Medicare drugs by cost and the Prescriptions tab.
Official US government data on Medicare prescription drug plans (Part D) and Medicaid drug use. Cost and spending are before the rebates drug makers pay. Prescribers with fewer than 11 claims of the drug are not published.
| Obstetrics & Gynecology |
| 43 |
| Under 11 |
| $9,721 |
| Berneva J Adams Fontana, CA | Obstetrics & Gynecology | 19 | Under 11 | $9,697 |
| Karl B Baurick Fairbanks, AK | Obstetrics & Gynecology | 17 | Under 11 | $6,308 |
| Teresa Folger Oklahoma City, OK | Obstetrics & Gynecology | 27 | Under 11 | $5,627 |
| Sharon Winer Beverly Hills, CA | Obstetrics & Gynecology | 14 | Under 11 | $4,955 |
| Mamie S Bowers Flemington, NJ | Obstetrics & Gynecology | 12 | Under 11 | $4,489 |
| Emily Blanton New York, NY | Obstetrics & Gynecology | 11 | Under 11 | $4,265 |
| Sharon R Goldberg Santa Barbara, CA | Obstetrics & Gynecology | 15 | Under 11 | $3,230 |
| Kristine L McAndrews Austin, TX | Internal Medicine | 13 | Under 11 | $2,343 |
| Elisa M Lindley Rancho Mirage, CA | Obstetrics & Gynecology | 11 | Under 11 | $2,306 |
| Bart D Worthington North Pole, AK | Family Practice | 12 | Under 11 | $2,200 |
| Christopher A Englert Englewood, NJ | Obstetrics & Gynecology | 11 | Under 11 | $2,072 |
| Scott P Serden Los Angeles, CA | Obstetrics & Gynecology | 13 | Under 11 | $2,003 |
| Kristine A Borrison Los Gatos, CA | Obstetrics & Gynecology | 13 | Under 11 | $2,003 |
| Anna O Barton Saint Louis, MO | Nurse Practitioner | 13 | Under 11 | $1,973 |
| Susan K Spadt Bryn Mawr, PA | Nurse Practitioner | 11 | Under 11 | $1,757 |
| Osman N Sanyer Salt Lake City, UT | Family Practice | 11 | Under 11 | $1,753 |
| Chantell Dalpe-Fung Syracuse, NY | Obstetrics & Gynecology | 11 | Under 11 | $1,694 |
| Kate E Maroney Phoenix, AZ | Obstetrics & Gynecology | 11 | Under 11 | $1,677 |
Spending by manufacturer as listed in the spending data
| Manufacturer | Claims | Spending |
|---|---|---|
| Bayer,Pharm Div BAYN.DE | 1,679 | $605K |